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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Origins of the "F" word #64899 04/10/02 06:59 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4 Panamá L Leviathan OP stranger OP Leviathan stranger L Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4 Panamá OK, maybe this is not the regular pretty word, but I've always been curious about the exact origin of the word "FUCK". I've heard two different stories about the word: One says that in Medieval times, you couldn't have sex without the consent of the king, and when the king granted you permission, you recieved a safe-conduct that said "F.U.C.K" (Fornicating Under Consent of the King). The other story says that (also in the good old times) when you had illegal sexual intercourse, you where punished with jail and a note posted in the door of your house that said "F.U.C.K" (Found guilty of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge). Anybody knows the answer? or am I totally out of line? "If, perhaps, everything is but a dream, Who's the one sleeping?" "If, perhaps, everything is but a dream, Who's the one sleeping?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Origins of the "F" word Leviathan 04/10/02 06:59 AM . Max Quordlepleen 04/10/02 09:11 AM Re: Origins of the "F" word tsuwm 04/10/02 02:01 PM Re: Origins of the "F" word wwh 04/10/02 03:13 PM Re: Origins of the "F" word WhitmanO'Neill 04/10/02 03:16 PM Re: Origins of the "F" word modestgoddess 04/10/02 03:30 PM Re: Origins of the "F" word tsuwm 04/10/02 03:40 PM Re: Origins of the "F" word modestgoddess 04/10/02 05:29 PM Re: Origins of the "F" word Leviathan 04/10/02 07:04 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,993 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,238 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,955 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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